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Sulfate

This article is about the inorganic ion. For sulfate esters (commonly used in shampoo and personal care products), see Organosulfate.
Sulfate
The structure and bonding of the sulfate ion. The distance between the sulfur atom and an oxygen atom is 149 picometers.
Ball-and-stick model of the sulfate anion
Names
IUPAC name
Sulfate
Other names
Tetraoxosulfate(VI)
Tetraoxidosulfate(VI)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.108.048 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-334-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)/p-2
    Key: QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • InChI=1/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)/p-2
    Key: QAOWNCQODCNURD-NUQVWONBAM
  • S(=O)(=O)([O-])[O-]
Properties
SO2−4
Molar mass 96.06 g·mol−1
Conjugate acid Hydrogensulfate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

The sulfate or sulphate ion is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO2−4. Salts, acid derivatives, and peroxides of sulfate are widely used in industry. Sulfates occur widely in everyday life. Sulfates are salts of sulfuric acid and many are prepared from that acid.

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